Your Majesty said that my life is worthless, so why are you crying when I increase my troops?

"Sun Yaozu?"

"I'm afraid he won't admit it, but I'll have to admit it this time!"

Xia Mingyuan chuckled and said calmly, "The last time I assassinated him, I asked him to send over a dozen assassins."

"The identities of these assassins are from your Fengyu Tower. If that's the case, then whoever they say they are is who they are. If he denies it, he would be deceiving the princess."

As he spoke, Xia Mingyuan turned around and gave Li Chun a meaningful smile.

Li Chun shuddered all over and felt a chill on his back.

"Sir, have you even thought of this in advance?"

Xia Mingyuan smiled, "Sun Yaozu dared to hire someone to assassinate the princess. If we don't make a big deal out of this, and only charge him 150,000 taels of silver, that would be too cheap for him. His 15 trusted followers are just scapegoats for temporarily keeping Fengyu Tower in seclusion!"

"Li Chun, those assassins will be publicly executed tomorrow. After that, you will change your identity, leave the Princess's Mansion, and establish an intelligence agency in Hanyang as quickly as possible."

"Yes, sir, don't worry, I know what to do."

Li Chun quickly agreed and retreated respectfully.

at the same time.

Wild Wolf Mountain, Cold Blade Village.

"boom!"

The village chief, Yan Biao, smashed his teacup to the ground, his face grim. "What are you talking about? Guo Kai and the thousand men he brought with him were completely wiped out in Xujia Village?"

"Which bastard did this? Go and check it out for me! Who has the guts to go against my Cold Blade Village?"

"Master, please calm down... According to the scouts we sent out, Xujia Village has a well-trained army of over a thousand men, currently stationed outside the village."

Xue Xing, the military advisor who was blind in one eye, looked ashen. He stepped forward and said, "Second Commander led his troops there last night, but they fell into this group's treacherous scheme and were defeated."

"An army of over a thousand men? Is it the government's city defense battalion?"

Yan Biao muttered to himself, frowning. "In recent days, we haven't received any reports from scouts in Hanyang City about any deployments of the city defense battalion. It seems impossible that these are government troops!"

Xue Xing said in a deep voice: "Boss, according to my speculation and the investigation of my minions, in the entire Hanyang, apart from the government, there is only one person who has such an army."

"Who is it?" Yan Biao's eyes flashed coldly when he heard this.

"The leader of the Princess's Palace guards, Xia Mingyuan!" Xue Xing said in a deep voice, "According to the information we've gathered, this man has an elite force of 2,000 men, and he even made a bet with Sun Wenju about this matter. This matches the number of troops stationed near Xujiazhuang."

"Asshole!" Yan Biao kicked over the stool in front of him and said with gritted teeth, "This Xia Mingyuan, I didn't provoke him, but he dared to provoke me!"

"Boss, although Xia Mingyuan is a guard at the Princess's mansion, he's also a jerk who's only interested in profit. He stationed his troops nearby because he's probably attracted to the villagers of Xujiazhuang and wants to give them land for free!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the corners of Yan Biao's mouth twitched, and he could no longer suppress his inner anger.

"Damn it! Doesn't he know that the area within a fifty-mile radius of Wild Wolf Mountain is the territory of my Cold Blade Village? How dare he station his troops here? He's simply shitting on my head, Yan Biao!"

"If I don't avenge this, how will I, Yan Biao, survive in Hanyang in the future? Come on! Gather the troops, everyone, go down the mountain, and take on his mere 2,000-man army!"

When the bandit leaders behind him heard this, they did not hesitate and shouted, preparing to assemble the troops.

At this moment, Xue Xing hurriedly stepped forward and said hurriedly: "Boss, don't be impatient about this matter."

"Xia Mingyuan's team just won a battle, and their morale is high. Moreover, these people were able to wipe out so many people from the Second In Command, so I'm afraid they are not easy to deal with. It's better to leave them alone for a while. Once we find out their details, it won't be too late to take action!"

"Hmm?" Yan Biao frowned, his tone filled with impatience. "Military Advisor, these people haven't gained a firm foothold yet. Now is the perfect time to take action. If we really let them set up camp right outside our door, then Han Dao Village will become a piece of cake for them!"

Xue Xing chuckled and said slowly, "Boss, I have a plan that will make Xia Mingyuan withdraw his troops immediately. I will also personally bring people to apologize to you!"

Yan Biao's expression finally eased a bit, and he looked at Xue Xing curiously, "Military Advisor, what good plan do you have? Tell me about it."

"Boss, in recent days, we have had many caravans passing through Wild Wolf Mountain. We have robbed many of them, but we have never touched the Huangji Grain Store in Hanyang City."

"Humph, I'd like to take over Huang's Grain Store!" Yan Biao curled his lips and said unhappily, "But Huang Renji works for Sun Wenju, so he's the county magistrate's man. If we rob him, it might cause the county magistrate to be unhappy."

"Not at all." Xue Xing said with a smile, "Boss, you may not know this, but Huang Renji has been harassed by Xia Mingyuan recently, and he had no choice but to ask Xia Mingyuan's Kunlun Security to protect him while delivering food. If we withhold the money from him now, Huang Renji will most likely go to Xia Mingyuan first to argue."

"From now on, any caravan passing through Wild Wolf Mountain that hires Kunlun security will be detained."

"If we keep doing this, Xia Mingyuan will come to our mountain to apologize in three days at most. Otherwise, his so-called Kunlun Security in Hanyang City will not only go bankrupt, but also have to pay compensation!"

Yan Biao's eyes lit up, and he slapped his thigh excitedly, "Military Advisor, this is a brilliant plan. I'll do as you say!"

"Third Brother, take five hundred of your men and seize control of the two essential roads nearby. Follow the military advisor's instructions and seize all the convoys sent by Kunlun Security."

……

After Xia Mingyuan finished explaining other things, he practiced standing still in the backyard according to Zhao Hongying's instructions.

After two or three days, he was able to stand for a whole incense stick of time.

Zhao Hongying found a few more wine jars, filled them with water and placed them on Xia Mingyuan's arms. "Be careful, don't shake your body, and look straight ahead."

"When you can stop the water from spilling out of the wine jar, I will teach you the technique of squeezing it out with a knife."

Zhao Hongying said this while standing in front of Xia Mingyuan with a cold expression.

"Not bad!"

"Keep it up."

Xia Mingyuan clenched his teeth, sweating profusely, staring straight at Zhao Hongying's chest, and swallowed subconsciously.

Zhao Hongying seemed to notice Xia Mingyuan's gaze, her pretty face suddenly turned red, and the scabbard in her hand slapped Xia Mingyuan's forearm.

"What are you looking at? Can you pay attention?"

The jar in Xia Mingyuan's arm shook, splashing a lot of water.

"I said, didn't you tell me to look straight ahead, what's ahead?"

"You happened to be standing right there, why are you blaming me?"

"Besides, you're wrapped up so tightly there, what's so good about it..."

Xia Mingyuan widened his eyes and argued with a look of dissatisfaction on his face.

"Shut up!" Zhao Hongying blushed and glared at Xia Mingyuan fiercely. "You dare to talk back to me during martial arts training? I'll add another stick of incense to your punishment!"

Xia Mingyuan's expression froze, and he gritted his teeth and said, "Zhao Hongying, wait for me. After I finish my training, I will definitely train you well tonight!"